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Govern

govern vt

1:
to exercise continuous sovereign authority over ;esp:
to control and direct the administration of policy in 2:
to exert a determining or guiding influence in or over [the testator's assets are ed
by will substitutes "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
"] 3:
to serve as a precedent or deciding principle for [the law ing
bills of lading] [United States v. Leons
the case at bar] gov·er·na·ble [gə-vər-nə-bəl]adj